'V n about n' - Construction 6
| Name: | the know a lot about something construction |
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| Description: | A person knows or learns about something. The NP following the verb indicates an amount. |
| Verbs: | hear, know, learn, find out |
| Example: | She knew a lot about birds… (BNC) |
| Membership: | cognition; person as subject; cognition |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Cognition.
Roles: NP1: Cognizer; NP2: Phenomenon-Amount; NP3: Phenomenon-Topic
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